Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 3,551, Mark Finks, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Finko, Mark
P 3,551
CONTENTS

30165
Mark Fink deck
va
Act June 32
3551

17 Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7th. 1832
State of Virginia, Madison County S.S.
On this 27th day of February in the year 1832, personally appeared in open court, before the court of the county now sitting, John Finke son of Mark Finke of said county and state, and represents to said court, that his father Capt. Mark Finke was born on the 1st day of July 1744, as appears by the family record now in possession of the family of the said Mark Finke, that he is in his ninetieth year, and from old age his mind has been completely destroyed. That he has been informed by living persons that his father served repeated tours of duty as an officer in the Revolutionary War from the then County of Culpeper, now Madison County, and further that the militia service of the said Mark Finke as an officer is of universal notoriety in his neighbourhood. That he was born and raised within the limits of the county of Madison, and that he has ever continued to reside there; That he is not on the pension Roll or Agency of any state. And that he the said John Finke makes this representation to the court on the part of his Father who is now living, that he may receive the benefit of the law of Congress of the 7th of June 1832; And from the best information that he can obtain by living witnesses, he believes that his father rendered at least six months service as an officer in the War of the Revolution, from the testimony of the following persons vizt; John Corral, Jacob Saylor, Thomas Jones, William Yowell and William Taylor living witnesses. Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
John Finke

② I Thomas Jones of Rappahannock county (late Culpeper County) State of Virginia, do hereby certify I served a tour of duty in the militia from the County of Culpeper, in the war of the Revolution, with Capt. Mark Finke, who was at the time an Ensign and belonged to the com- pany of which I was a private. Sworn and subscribed the day and year as aforesaid
his Thos Jones mark
I Jacob Rylee of the county of Madison and State of Virginia, aged eighty five years, do hereby certify that as I was on my return from the Revo- lutionary service, I met Capt. Mark Finke on his way to the Army and James Murray Lieu- tenant under him. I met him at the Ground- Squirrel bridge near Richmond. Given under my hand this 26th. day of February 1824.
his Jacob Rylee mark
Virginia Madison County, to wit:
I Alexander H. Simms a Justice of the peace in and for said county and state, do hereby certify that I attended at the house of Jacob Rylee of said county aged eighty five years, who from bodily infirmary is quite unable to attend of the county. And duly qualified him to the foregoing affidavit agreeable to law. Given under my hand this 26th. day of February 1824.
Alex r H. Simms
I William Yowell of the County of Madison and State of Virginia, aged seventy two years, do hereby certify that Capt. Mark Finke served a tour in the war of the Revolution with me. that he acted as Capt. during the said tour and I distinctly recollect that the said Capt. Mark Finke requested of me to act as his servant, which I however did not do. The commanding Officers under whom we served during this tour were Col. Jones.
Yowell

3 Daughter and Major Henry Hill. I do further certify that I have lived in the neighbourhood of Capt. Mark Finkes during the last fifty years, that he is ninety years of age and that he is now deprived of his mental faculties from old age, and that he is now living. Given under my hand this 26th. day of February 1824.
William G. Powell Madison County, Virginia, to wit.
I Alexander H. Simmons a Justice of the peace in and for said County do hereby certify that William Powell of the aforesaid County personally appeared before me at my house, and was duly qualified to the above affidavit agreeable to law, and I do further certify that the aforesaid William Powell from age and bodily infirmity is unable to attend the court of said County. Given under my hand this 26th. day of February 1824.
Alex. H. Simmons
I William Taylor of the County of Madison and State of Virginia, aged eighty years, do hereby certify that I knew Captain Mark Finkes in the war of the Revolution; that Capt. Finkes was the commanding officer of the company, whilst the company to which I belonged continued under the same command. I further certify that I have lived in the same neighbourhood with Capt. Finkes for fifty years past; I believe he is ninety years of age, and that he is now deprived of his mental faculties from old age, and that he is now living. Given under my hand this 26th. day of February 1824.
Wm. Taylor
State of Virginia, Madison County to wit.
I Alexander H. Simmons a Justice of the peace in and for said County do hereby certify

that I attended at the house of William Taylor of said County, aged eighty years, who from bodily infirmity is unable to attend the court of said County, having been deprived of his eye sight by bodily decay, and duly qualified him to the foregoing affidavit according to law. Given under my hand this 26th day of February 1824. Alex. H. Simon
Mark Finkes, decd. 30.163
Am. J. H. Fatten
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter and after upon interrogatory the witnesses who have testified to the service of the said Mark Finkes as contained in the foregoing certificates that he was an officer in the Revolutionary War, and that he served six months as such. And the court further declares it has the most satisfactory evidence that the said Mark Finkes is living and is in his ninetieth year and has been deprived of his mental faculties for some time past, and has been deprived of his mental faculties for some time past, and the court further declares that the testimony of the several persons are in their opinion to be relied upon, they being persons of respectability.
I Belfield Gave clerk of the court of Madison County, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court, in the matter of the application of John Finkes for his father Mark Finkes.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this 7th day of March in the year 1824.
Belfield Gave Clerk

I John Finks of the County of Madison and State of Virginia do hereby certify, that Mark Finks my father departed this life on the 7th day of May 1834, leaving a widow who is still living; her name is Eve Finks. I hereby further certify that I have reason to believe that Mark Finks was a Captain in the Militia Service during the War of the Revolution and that under the Law of the United States of the 7th of June 1832 he is entitled to pay from the 4th of March 1831 to the 7th of May 1834. Given under my hand this 8th day of Oct. 1834
Virginia Madison County To Wit. John Finks This day John Finks made oath before me to the truth of the above certificate to which he signed his name, Given under my hand this 8th day of October 1834 Wm F. Finks
Virginia, S.S.
I Belfield Bane clerk, clerk of the court of Madison County, certify that William Finks, is a magistrate as above, and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of office and subscribed my name, this 8th day of October in the year 1834.
Belfield Bane clerk

Virginia Madison County to wit. I do hereby certify that I attended at the residence of Ann Grayson - son of the said county - aged sixty-four years who being first duly sworn qualified according to law - said on her oath - that she lived a neighbour to Capt Mark Finke during the revolution and was - that she distinctly recollects that in the year 1780 - Capt Mark Finke was called on to go in the service - that he went as the commander of a company and Richard Sicken went as Lieutenant under him - she distinctly recollects the above circumstances - in consequence of her mother being called on to assist in firing off Capt Finke in consequence of his wife being sick at the time - She farther states that Capt Finke was gone for three months in this town - And I the undersigned do certify that in my opinion the above named Ann Grayson is a woman of truth and respectability and that the utmost confidence ought to be placed in what she says -
Given under my hand and seal this 8 th day of September 1834 -
Head J. H. Simmons Esq. N B 45
State of Virginia to wit
I. Bellfield Gane clerk of the county court of Madison in the state aforesaid, do hereby certify, that Alexander Adkins before whom the foregoing affidavits of William Yowell Sen r Dennis Crow and Ann Grayson have been taken, is an acting Justice of the peace in and for

for said country, and that the signatures pur- porting to be his, certifying said affidavits, are his genuine signatures.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name and affixed the seal of my office this 10th. day of September in the year 1834.
Belfield Leavitt
30.165
Mark Sink ack
Not
at Yunc 32
3571

Mad Co Pa. Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
REJECTED
3051
P. O.
Mark Sink
Service: _____
Printed List of 1852 - Rejected and Enlisted: _____, 18 Suspended Claims, shows following Discharged: _____, 18 Cause of rejection: _____, 18 "Didn't serve 6 mos"
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

Mark Fink dec d
Virginia
Rejected.
Letter 29 March 1834 to
Hon. L. M. Patton. —
Letter 4 Dec r . 1834 to
William Walden. —
# do — do 19 April 35
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do. Aug. 22. 1835

THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA to Math Jenkins - - - - - Gentleman, greeting: KNOW YOU that our GOVERNOUR, on Recommendation from the Court of the County of Culpeper - - - - -, hath con- stituted and appointed you Abraham - - - - - of Militia in the said County. IN TESTIMONY whereof these our Letters are made patent. Witness THOMAS JEFFERSON, Esquire, our said Governour at Richmond - - - - - the fifteenth - - - - - Day of July - - - - - in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty
Thomas Jefferson
AM OR RT

Tho Jones swore that he per d one ton of duty with Capt. Fitch - does not say how long
Rich Taylor met him near Richmond at the Grind Squirrel Bridge
Wm Powell says he per d 2 mo with Capt. Fitch, and Capt. O'H. are much below Petersburg.
Wm Taylor was under the command off. of the capt company which the company to what I belonged continued under the same command.
The Commission of Capt. Fitch dated July 1780

In his own declaration he says that he saw (subsequently) 1. 1779 so 2 militia men, but gives no officer's names.
In his acc. he says that he found a militia man of June 12 1781.
In his acc: says he saw 2 mo '79 under Capt. Forster. — In early part 1781, was draft d for 2 mo under Capt. Reid was again draft d in fall 1781. 2 mo under Capt. White.
In his acc. he says he saw
3 mo 1776
3 " 1781 under Capt. Reid
2 " " fall, no officer given
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via April 8. ass. ptt
Col. Jas L. Edwards Commissary of Pensions

Washington City 7 th April 1835-
Dear Sir Enclosed I forward you the Commission of John Mark Finkes, as captain of Militia of the state of Virginia, his Commission bears date on the 15 th day of July 1780. Upon the receipt of your letter, requiring proof of the fact of said Finkes' being a commissioned Officer. I informed his son Mr. Finkes of the requirement of the Department, who upon the examination of his father's papers found his Commission. I should have sent it on at an earlier date but expecting to have it within my Commission to hand it to you in person, I returned it for that purpose. I however for the want of time having arrived here this evening and leaving to night have concluded to enclose it to you, with the request that you will act upon the Case as soon as possible. My impression is that proof of service in this Case, of six months or more is made evident

by the testimony of respectable witnesses. If the arrange- ment of the stage will permit I will call at the Pension Office on my return from the North which will be on Saturday next
With sentiments of esteem
Your obedt. Servt.
M c alden

Woodville Va August 18
They have paid for return from P.O. to the post office I believe Oct. 14. 1891-
to the post office Mr. McMillan for 22
Mr. Hartshorne attorney
Col. L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions Washington City
Mail

Woodwell, Hampshire County, Va. Augt. 18 th 1835
Col. James L. Edmonds
Dear Sir,
Upon my return from Washington City I informed Mr. John Finkes of the rejection of the claim that he had preferred to your office as the attorney or agent of Capt. Mark Finkes of Madison County Va. for a pension for military services rendered during the Revolutionary war. He expressed a wish to have the papers returned to him and particularly  the  papers of his father now on file in your office as the claim was rejected. I promised him to write to you and inform you of his wish expressing a belief that you would have them sent to him or the Commission particularly; he did not state to me his reason, though I inferred that he wished the Commission as an evidence of the character of his father during that arduous struggle. If agreeable to the regulations of your office - you will please forward to my address the papers requested by Finkes to whom I will hand them.
Very Respectfully
Yr. obedt. Servt. W. Walden

Virginia Madison County B.S.
I do hereby certify that I attended at the residence
of Maj. Dennis Grew an old and infirm man, aged seventy eight years, who I know to be respectable and of undoubted veracity, and who being first duly qualified, agreeable to law, made oath before me to the following facts: to wit: That he was then raised from a child in the neighbourhood of Capt. Mark Finkle of the County of Madison, then (Cumberland County) that he was acquainted with said Finkle from his youth, that the said Mark Finkle was a Captain of the Militia previous to the American Revolution, that to the said Dennis Grew enlisted in the 3 rd Virginia Key Stone Continental State Battalion, and after the term of his enlistment had expired he returned home, that he was drafted after his return from the Continental Army for a term of duty, the detachment was detached from the Reg t at Cumberland Court-House and Capt. Mark Finkle and Capt. John  Elizah Hirtle were the Company officers in Command, that the detachment was marched from there for Rich- mond near Richmond and at the Ground Squirrel bridge was encountered by Col. Loring Barbour, with orders for us to return home - which we did: to the best of my recollection the detachment was out about two weeks, and Capt. Finkle was in Command of his Company during the time it was out on this service. That he was again drafted for a term of duty which he recollects was in the Spring of the year 1781 from the then County of Cumberland and which term was denominated the running term; that then Capt. Mark Finkle was in that term as a Captain and in Command of a Company. Col. Dennis Barbour the Commandant of the Regiment, that the said running term was in the lower part of Virginia, that the Reg t never joined any other Command, that it was kept continually on the march from Williamsburg from there to Norfolk, Suffolk and through that part of Virginia - that invaded or threatened by the enemy. That Capt. Mark Finkle continued in the Command of his Company during the whole of the term which was two months, and that after the discharge of the Reg t that he returned home in company with Capt. Mark Finkle in whose neighbourhood he lives.
1834.
Given under my hand this 22 nd day of May
Hezekiah H. Grew

State of Virginia Madison County, ss.
This day the undersigned Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid, attended at the house of William Powell Esq. of said County who is from bodily infirmity unable to attend the Court of this County, and who being first sworn according to law, states upon oath, that he was born near where he now lives, and raised. That he has all his life been acquainted with Capt. Mark Finkle of the County of Madison (then Culpeper County) that when he came of age to be found upon the muster roll, that said Finkle was then a Captain of Militia, which was during the Revolutionary war, that he knows of his own knowledge that said Finkle was in service as Captain during the said war of the Revolution, one term of duty, which he thinks was not more than two months, but knows that it was more than not less than two months. That he the said Powell was with Capt. Finkle this term, that the detachment he thinks rendezvoused at Culpeper House and then marched to Fredericksburg, Va. and joined the Regt. commanded by Col. John Slaughter and from there marched and joined the main Army under Command of Genl. Washington before Petersburg beyond which after the enemy made his appearance in the neighborhood of where we lay, and our Army retreated towards Petersburg, at which place we had an engagement, that Capt. Finkle was there, in Command of his Company upon that occasion, and the said Powell further states that it is his opinion that Capt. Finkle was in service during other terms as he was a Captain at the commencement of the Revolution, from the length of the war and the frequency of calls upon the militia. I the undersigned Justice of the Peace, do hereby certify that William Powell is in my opinion a man of honesty and good character, and the said Powell further states that he does not remember the year or term of the year when this service was performed. Given under my hand this 23 rd day of May 1834.
Wm. H. Harrison

State of Virginia Greene County } S S
On this 22 nd day of April 1834 before the subscribed a justice of the peace in and for said county personally appeared John Brown of said county aged 75 years or upwards and of good character for veracity, who being sworn according to law deposeth and saith that he was a private soldier in the Revolutionary war and he thinks in 1779 he was drafted into the service and marched under command of Capt Mark Fink, of Madison County and getting near Fredericksburg was countermanded and returned. That he was as he has said under special command of said Fink, and thinks they were out one month at least - That Capt Fink discharged his duty faithfully during the war and is the same Fink now living in Madison County - Given under my hand this day and year first above written -
Edmund Broades A.P.